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March 24, 2008 <br />fox 2190 <br />grow, Oregon 97402 <br />54 1•46i �t56. <br />.t�FocestwuniiLotg <br />RE: Letter of o asrk Amazon Headwaters <br />Land Acct" <br />wo <br />Dcar Ms. Scalise all icier ibers`of "the review conimittce <br />iT trough development, road building and the liquidation of nature (logging, mining, <br />Zwe`have ,erad u.ateci ll but 5% of the original naive forests that once <br />itch ofb r nation, wit fi X13 :permanently deforested. The destruction of - <br />.�sts t hasi# ply meant doing without some hiking trails and photo <br />4. ps, e etnevable loss of life- sustaining forest benefits such <br />a �4� o f of clean thinking water; the regulation of <br />�atnfall' (ta1(jiri offal climate; carbon storage and. secluesti atrcu to t <br />corribatcltmch tt9n of fertile top and ecosaonpreventton "and <br />, <br />1 _. <br />many " "01 r }fw o0lfss aceable,natura(piocesses that ensure the- survival of <br />4 sr <br />much of fe on Earth:' �� <br />� <br />y f. <br />The missions of Native Forest Council, Cascadia's Ecosystem Advocates and Many <br />Rivers Group are to advocate for the protection of these remaining forests and <br />watersheds that give us life. We, the undersigned, strongly urge the Oregon Parks and <br />Recreation Department to provide this grant to the city of Eugene so what's left of the <br />Amazon Headwaters native forest -- one,of the Willamette Valley's last flagships of <br />biodiversity -- can be made a permanent part of the public commons. <br />One of the qualities that make Eugene a national model for urban livability is its <br />forested South Hills, traversed by the popular Ridgeline and Spencer Butte trails. It <br />goes without saying that any opportunity to enhance Eugene's quality of life while <br />simultaneously protecting one of the few natural areas remaining in the region should <br />00( be squandered. <br />It is also worth me'n -5 Man t,rc storation work being.underraken on down- <br />� stream ortt oftlte rn cr f�mayorl Creek Any attempts at- restoration on <br />down's eeani`porttons n C�eel � ,it 'od pro i of its Headwaters <br />W,dve lease) 5 <br />:e 1988, 100% Tree Free Paper <br />